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  • Employee theft is popular but not inevitable

    December 29, 2015 - Small business owners have plenty on their minds this time of year: rising costs, year-end tax reports, equipment failures and Christmas sales competition. Near the top of the worry list should be losses from employee theft.   According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, nearly one-third of business failures are related to employee theft or fraud.   The stealing can take many forms - outright theft out of the cash drawer, fraudulent disbursements from inflated expense reports or embezzlement of raw materials or inventory. An employee is 15 times more likely than a non-employee to steal from an employer, reports the National Federation of Independent Business. Such thefts add up to bigger losses than from shopli...

  • Criminal Background Checks Screen College Applicants

    December 28, 2015 - More than half of American colleges and universities are using criminal background checks to screen applicants, potentially affecting college aid a...

  • Report: 300,000 IL Kids Affected by Parent's Criminal Records

    December 25, 2015 - With the United States leading the world in incarceration rates, criminal-justice reformers are targeting an unintended consequence of that. ...

  • Group call for youth offenders to be given citations instead of criminal records

    December 23, 2015 - Through song, chants and prayer, dozens of people gathered at the Jacksonville Landing Monday to bring awareness to a problem they say plagues thou...

  • State can’t do Uber background check study lawmakers wanted

    December 21, 2015 - State officials said they're unable to conduct the complete study on background checks that some lawmakers wanted as a condition of voting for...

  • Clearwater Set To Host Conference

    December 18, 2015 - by Steven Brownstein It’s been a while since I’ve put on pre-employment screening conference. But here I am again looking forwa...

  • Charges dismissed? It’s still on your permanent record

    December 17, 2015 - She was driving 20 miles over the speed limit, and she didn't stop when she saw the flashing blue lights.   "I panicked,"...

  • Seattle group wants to lift rental barrier for those with criminal records

    December 16, 2015 - For anyone in Seattle, finding an apartment amid rising rents and fierce competition for desirable digs can be time-consuming, frustrating and exha...


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